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The Monday
#Dodgers
column, everybody!
Dodgers Challenged by Lengthy Absences for Betts, Yamamoto ()
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Cody Bellinger is hitting .303/.359/.502 for the Cubs and is almost sure to be traded. Thoughts?
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are on a 95-win pace with three rookies in the rotation, which has seen six starters go on the injured list, not including Walker Buehler. And in any of the recent Boys in Blue squads deserves reinforcements, it’s this one. And they’re coming.
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Corbin Carroll 1st half: .289/.366/.549
James Outman 1st half: ..236/.318/.420
Corbin Carroll 2nd half: .226/.310/.453
James Outman 2nd half: .318/.500/.432
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God, I hate them. I’m not a hater normally, but I make an exception for the Astros. Seeing them happy literally sickens me. I’m confident I’m not alone.
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Just hand Ohtani the MVP right now. My goodness, he’s worth every penny even if never throws and pitch. Simply remarkable.
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Twenty-nine teams could’ve had him, including his two former clubs, but Teoscar Hernandez is the
#Dodgers
baller! Yes he is!!
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Despite the challenges, the
#Dodgers
are in first place by percentage points at the All-Star break.
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Lance Lynn since joining the
#Dodgers
: 18 IP, 13 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 22 Ks. ERA = 2.00. And Andrew Friedman is a man among boys.
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Cody Bellinger with his 10th home run of the season. He’s hitting .300/.356/.505 up to the minute. Thoughts
#Dodgers
fans?
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Teoscar Hernández is already making a difference for the Dodgers. Three homers in the Cards series.
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The
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legendary slugger Shohei Ohtani, worth every penny even if he never throws a pitch.
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The Red Sox traded Mookie Betts to the
#Dodgers
essentially for Alex Verdugo and Atlanta let Freddie Freeman go to Los Angeles for a draft pick, thank you very much.
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Astros being humiliated in five is good for baseball. And humankind. Let’s root for that, shall we.
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I’m sure the reactions from the Friar faithful will be reasoned, grammatical and free of profanity.
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Kenley Jansen isn't choking. He just can't do the job anymore. Dave Roberts is choking.
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Justin Turner wasting no time, and helping the Dodgers in San Diego.
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Cody Bellinger has a single, double and homer and is hitting .319/.372/.544 through six innings at Wrigley vs, St. Louis today.
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If this is Bellinger’s new stance, it’s the most natural looking one of his career.
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My goodness, what an addition to this
#Dodgers
team! Teoscar Freaking Hernandez with HR number 11 and RBIs numbers 30, 31, 32 and 33!!
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Joc Pederson has a chance at three straight championships, and he might as well go for it in Los Angeles in 2022. Who says no?
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You cannot stop Shohei Ohtani. You can only hope to contain him. First home run vs. the Giants. How cool is that?!
#Dodgerds
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The Dodgers got Teoscar to do just this: rip southpaws. Two homers in two innings for the home team. And I’m sorry, if you don’t think this year will be different vs. LHP, you simply haven’t been paying attention.
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Remember, Musgrove is the Astro who said "fuck the Dodgers."
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Trent Grisham is 1-19 since the homer vs the
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up to the minute. The hit was a single eight days ago. Meanwhile LA has won six of seven and the division. Stay classy, San Diego!
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Shohei Ohtani is breaking baseballs.
With his sixth home run of the season, the
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DH is hitting .364/.430/.677. And worth every penny.
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After Elly De La Cruz got the better of them with a 4-4, 4 SB night Thrs,
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pitchers stopped him cold, 0-13 with eight strikeouts, in winning the remaining three games.
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Can anyone name a player in any sport who is as wasted as Trout is in Anaheim? Ever?
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Rob Manfred announced Friday that Major League Baseball will begin experimenting with the aluminum bat in the final week Spring Training with the hope of incorporating it into regulation play by midseason.
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I’m sorry, Mookie Betts is just too good. It’s just ridiculous how good he is. How great he is.
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Since no one else has mentioned it, I will: just 28 days till pitchers and catchers report!
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James Outman is hitting .389/.551/.694 with three homers and four steals through 10 games for OKC.
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Both of his former clubs could really use him, but their loss is the
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gain. Teoscar Hernandez with home run number 10 and RBIs 28 and 29. Thank you very much Mariners and Blur Jays!
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That is one happy camper right there. I imagine that going from a 106-win team to a 102-loss team will do that to you. Ain’t life a bitch?
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Lance Lynn allowed 13 earned runs in the 11 1/3 innings of his last two White Sox starts and has allowed four earned in the 18 frames of his first three with the
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. Coincidence? I think not.
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Ozuna is such a little fucker. Domestic abuser, catcher abuser, and he has the gall to look at the Dodger dugout after a solo homer when his team is looking at a sweep? Fuck that shit.
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prospect and Quakes OF Josue De Paula has played 154 games lifetime, with a .301/.406/.440, 37 doubles, 6 triples, 11 homers (incl 2 tonight, 92 RBIs & 34 steals. He’ll be 19 next week & probably spend the summer at Great Lakes.
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I’m sorry, but Freddie Freeman is really annoying me now. Another day and I’ll have completely lost my patience.
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If we're gonna criticize, we have to credit when and where credit is due. Roberts managed flawlessly tonight.
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I’m sorry, the
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are just exhausted. And beaten. The confidence is gone. Shot. They no longer expect to win.
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It’s not every day that you see a young pitcher improve as much from year one to two as Gavin Stone has for the 2024 Dodgers. Just so impressive.
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Two years and $22 million sends Justin Turner to Boston. It’s a sad day, but I’m confident JT will have a place in the
#Dodgers
organization whenever he’s ready to return home, and for as long as he likes. Gone, but never forgotten.
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ROY! ROY!! ROY!!! The
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wonderful rookie outfielder, Andy Pages with his fourth home run and 12th RBI, to go along with a glittering .339/.358/.613 slash line.
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Prediction: Craig Kimbrel will have a better 2022 season than Kenley Jansen. But the arm thing will still be obnoxious.
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No front office person will admit it, but the
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did not expect Will Smith to be as good as he is.
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The
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have likely offered Freddie Freeman his choice of deals. Short-term high average annual value, long-term high-enough AAV. And something in between. Perhaps the holdup is the player trying to decide which LA offer to choose.
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My goodness, if I’d have closed my eyes and just listened I could’ve told you that was a home run for Shohei Ohtani. What a player. I just cannot get enough.
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Three years and $120 mil for Scherzer? I will gladly pay an extra 50 cents for a Dodger Dog; a buck if they actually cook the thing all the way through.
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Double and two singles for old
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friend Justin Turner today. He’s hitting .386/.481/.614 in the cleanup spot for the Blue Jays.
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My first thought about Scherzer and Seager leaving: If you don’t want to be
#Dodgers
, have a nice life, pal. My second thought: It’s business. You take the biggest deal. Third: Thank you to Corey for all the contributions, and for being a great Dodger. 4. I trust AF.
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The Giants lost a little two-game series at Oakland, the DBacks were swept at Minnesota and have lost six straight and the Friars would like to get to the .500 mark. Then there are the
#Dodgers
. The Los Angeles Dodgers. The 63-46 Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Moments after an inspiring seven-inning scoreless outing on the way to his 200th win, Clayton Kershaw pauses to share it with his family. And no one should be the least bit surprised by any of it.
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Thank God San Diego doesn’t play as well against the other 28 teams as they do against the Dodgers.
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I don’t know about you, but that’s the first time I’ve seen a pickoff after the second engagement. And it was glorious.
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The
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have never had a Triple Crown winner. Yet. The Pitching Triple Crown is something else entirely, with Clayton Kershaw accomplishing the feat in 2011, and Sandy Koufax in 1963, ‘65 and ‘66.
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With his three hits today Alex Verdugo is up to .326/.381/.511 in a year where he’s following a beloved player and MVP. I, for one, am happy for him.
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AF knows what he’s doing. I’m so glad he’s running the
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instead of, ya know, Plaschke. Or Dylan.
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I've been watching baseball religiously for over half a century and Mookie Betts is one of the greatest players I've even seen.
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Can we establish the fact, please, that had there been a universal DH in 2018, Shohei Ohtani would’ve been a Dodger the first time around? LA is where he belongs. The City of
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.
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It’s amazing to think that while the
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great first baseman Freddie Freeman is hitting .306/.413/.476, he really hasn’t gotten hot yet.
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Ohtani was exaggerating when he said he’d need 50 spring at bats to get ready for Seoul. He meant three.
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I have no interest in an epic
#Dodgers
Giants race for the division. Zero. For my taste, the Dodgers moving into first over the weekend and grabbing some distance next week works best.
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#Dodgers
should offer Freddie Freeman six years and $186 mil. If that doesn’t do it, and quickly, nothing will.
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If this doesn’t bring tears to your eyes than I don’t know what. Joc Pederson,
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, thank you for being a Dodger, and for this beautiful piece.
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Hey, this Ohtani guy is pretty good. You’d think somebody would’ve said something!
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Defense wins championships. Here is the
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super utility man Kiké Hernández at third base and the usual incredible dig out from Freddie Freeman at first Sunday.
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Look, the
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just swept a challenging series on the road, they’re tired, the bullpen is exhausted and they just won nine straight. I don’t know what more we can ask for.
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You can poo poo the three runs in six innings if you want, but that is great outing for Bobby Miller. Got out of trouble when it was a close game and threw strikes when it wasn’t, which is what the
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preach. Just what the Doc ordered.
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The
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will make a splash this week. One way or another, L.A. will shake the baseball world.
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